Hopkinsville City Council will consider a resolution authorizing the addition of a Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Club and three municipal orders for housing incentives after action by the Committee of the Whole Thursday night.
Assistant Director Holly Boggess of Community and Development Services presented the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center addition at the Walnut Street Center which she noted is a City of Hopkinsville property. She said the Boys and Girls Club had received a $1 million grant with very few restrictions through the Kentucky Alliance of the Boys and Girls Club.
The proposed floor plan is about 1980 square feet that consist of several areas.
click to download audioBoggess said the Boys and Girls Club’s goal is for this project to be completed by December 2023.
click to download audioIn order to move forward with this project, she requested a resolution be adopted by the city council authorizing the project with Community and Development Services administering the project. She noted its the intent of the Boys and Girls Club once bids are received to transfer that bid amount to the City of Hopkinsville so the City can write the checks for the construction project as they have done on other capital projects that have taken place at this facility.
The resolution moved forward for the city council to consider by an 8-0 vote. Council members Alethea West, Terry Parker, Tom Johnson, and Patricia Waddell-Bell were absent from the meeting.
In other new business, the committee voted unanimously to forward three municipal orders for a trio of housing incentives for the development of additional housing, apartments, duplexes, and townhouses in the city.
Local developer Hal McCoy requested a housing incentive of 80% over a 20-year period from the start date to the end of construction for the Sivley Townhomesto be built at the corner of Sivley Road and Sivley Trace. He said the project will consist of 50 townhouses, parking and all facilities that go with it.
click to download audioHe also pointed out they plan to construct the buildings by utilizing local wholesalers, local retailers, and local construction people. The estimated building cost of this project is listed at around $6 million and up.
The reason they are doing this, McCoy said, is to help provide housing for a growing workforce.
click to download audioMcCoy also requested the same housing incentive for the construction of duplexes and one-bedroom apartments at the corner of Sanderson Drive and Saltsman Drive on the northwest side of town with an estimated cost listed at $2.8 million-plus.
The third housing incentive request forwarded to the city council came from Frankie Dudas, a member of Bluegrass Park, LLC for the development of the Bluegrass Park Subdivision located off of Pyle Lane. He asked for the same incentive package as McCoy’s projects for the Bluegrass Park development which will consist of 173 new single-family homes — 2 bedrooms and 2 baths — at a cost of $198,000 each.
In other action, city council members will consider an amended ordinance for citizen participation at their meetings. If approved by the city council, members of the public may only address the council one time per meeting with comments limited to no more than 3 minutes.
